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Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Bender
Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel F. B. Morse

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Angna Enters

Angna Enters

Painting
1925
National Portrait Gallery
John French Sloan
Faith Ringgold and Willi Posey Jones

Faith Ringgold and Willi Posey Jones

Mixed Media
1998
National Portrait Gallery
Faith Ringgold
Writing Letters, Ghost Ranch (14 of 48)

Writing Letters, Ghost Ranch (14 of 48)

Photograph
1966 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
John Loengard
Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel F. B. Morse

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
William James Glackens

William James Glackens

Drawing
c. 1933
National Portrait Gallery
Don Freeman
Hanging Committee for the 113th Annual Exhibition, 1938, National Academy of Design

Hanging Committee for the 113th Annual Exhibition, 1938, National Academy of Design

Photograph
1938
National Portrait Gallery
Gray Photo Studio
Benjamin West and Family

Benjamin West and Family

Print
1781
National Portrait Gallery
D. P. Pariset
Samuel F. B. Morse

Samuel F. B. Morse

Photographic Negative
c. 1860-70
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Clara Sipprell
Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
1949 (printed later)
National Portrait Gallery
Arnold A. Newman
Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

Photograph
1968 (printed 2004)
National Portrait Gallery
Garry Camp Burdick
James Amos Porter Self-Portrait

James Amos Porter Self-Portrait

Painting
1957
National Portrait Gallery
James Amos Porter
Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell

Photograph
1968 (printed 2004)
National Portrait Gallery
Garry Camp Burdick

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